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11 Cards in this Set
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Townspeople met to discuss issues; landowners could vote, pass laws, and elect officials |
town meetings |
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major non-England immigrant groups in the Middle Colonies |
Scots-Irish and Germans |
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skilled workers, such as carpenters, smiths, glassmakers, masons, and coopers. |
artisans |
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an individual would contract to work for a colonist for a specified number of years in exchange for transportation to the colonies, food,clothing, and shelter |
indentured servitude |
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practiced subsistence farming in the south |
backcountry farmers |
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enslaved workers did not have to be freed |
Bacon's Rebellion |
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three-way trade of goods between New England, the Carribbean of Africa, and Europe |
triangular trade |
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major industries in colonial New England |
fishing, whaling, and lumber |
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Farmers in the Middle Colonies produced surpluses they could sell |
fertile soil and long growing season |
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most important 3 crops in Southern Colonies |
tobacco, rice, and indigo |
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benefited by the geography of their regions because of |
small towns; ethnic diversity; cash crops |
